Elton Brand

The Associated Press has reported that Elton Brand could be an amnesty candidate this summer.

At age 33, Brand posted 11.0 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game last year.

Those are all decent numbers, and Brand is something of a locker room leader; but in his case, it’s more about the money than it is about the production.

The 13-year veteran is set to make more than $18 million next season for the Philadelphia 76ers, which is more than twice the amount of anybody on the roster not named Andre Iguodala.

With approximate career averages of 18 points, 9.5 rebounds and two blocks per game, Brand was once worth the money he’ll be receiving; but as of today, the money could be much better spent on a growing 76ers roster.

Brendan Haywood

If the Dallas Mavericks are looking for more free-agent money, Brendan Haywood could be a serious candidate for the amnesty this summer.

Making more than $7.5 million next year, his deal will reach as high as $10.5 million by the end of the 2015-16 season.

Haywood is a solid presence down low. But averaging just 5.2 points, 6.0 rebounds and one block last season, he couldn’t make the Mavericks forget about the loss of Tyson Chandler, as the team failed to reach the second round of the 2012 playoffs.